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ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 21:30:04 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: kingsforeverhttp://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/24/bolts-gm-yzerman-on-boucher-firing-this-is-not-a-desperate-act-to-make-the-playoffs/comment-page-1/#comment-154272
Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:25:01 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-154272From personal experience of playing hockey. A least half of your coaches are faceless and might as well all be named Joe Blow. The other bit are terrible and the last bit are truly something special that makes you play better
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Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:06:07 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-154050Yzee, There was no need to fire the coach, that was a desperate move on you part to make it look like it was the coaches fault.
But i gotta tell you – I called it at the beging of the year. You signed a couple a back up goalies and were praying that they were going to work out for you BUT NOOOO they didnt.
So now you gotta pick up the phone and do a liitle begging to get Luongo and Gilles will tell you what he wants from you. If you are stubborn about it you may miss the playoffs again next year.
Why Luongo – because he wants to play in Florida BUT he is NOT demanding out of Vancouver. He is having a ball playing along side Schneider so you gotta pay for the goods buddy.
Maybe something similar to what Dallas got for Morrow.
OUT
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Mon, 25 Mar 2013 03:01:36 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153976THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS …

and you friend have just named a few, including the likes of Sutter, Therrien and Maclean. Nonetheless, those are still “aberrations” from the norm. By and large, NHL coaches are nothing more than “mannequins in suits” trying to stand there while appearing like that they “know all that” … and I say that’s a load of garbage! In actually game situations, the “real” coach of the team should always be the “on-ice” captain of the team, not some pot-bellied “know it all” decked out in a Harry Rosen suit. Greatness and glory while under fire, are always achieved best when “engaging the enemy” on the subconscious or “instinctive” level, not by “consciously” following the instructions of some “stiff” wearing a silk tie standing on the sidelines! In fact, I would argue that coached shouldn’t even be present at the bench during games. They could easily be replaced with just a simple tape recorder spewing out some “A-B-C” rah-rah motivational gibberish!

The bottom line is that right now the Bolts need Luongo, not a new coach … and Luongo needs them in a way you can’t imagine!

NHL COACHES = MANNEQUINS ! … at least for the most part :)

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Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:33:13 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153869Yzerman on Boucher firing: “This is not a desperate act to make the playoffs”

Agreed. If it were, this would have happened a month ago.

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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:32:24 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153850Ya i guess Maclean has had an “overrated” affect on the success of his injury riddles lineup? Why don’t you just look in your own backyard on what affect Sutter had on the kings after replacing Murray. What about Therrien Habs vs Martins Habs. Dude the list goes on what influence and system a coach has on a team.
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:27:18 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153823That’s “okay” friend … as long as you’re having a “good” time ! :)
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:09:23 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153813Mathieug79 – Don’t kid yourself, as you Bolts could make this happen in a “heartbeat” if you truly wanted to … and you should. The Canucks are just dying to unload Luongo, he himself is just dying to return to the state of Florida and your team needs to “cash in” on some of your “aged” superstars now while they still retain value. St.Louis, Lecavalier, Malone ? … it really doesn’t matter who you send back in return, as I guarantee that he’ll be embraced by Canuckle Nation like the second coming of Christ! As for Luongo “happily” returning to his controller’s area code? … well I could easily see him going on such a rampage, that it might even be better than his best days in Vancouver! The bottom line is that “both” teams need this trade to happen and they need it to happen now.
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:08:49 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153792I definitely don’t agree “with” blomfelds misuse of “paranthesis”
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:50:15 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153786Miller is allegedy up for grabs, so the Ruff thing could go a long way in the right direction!
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:48:46 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153784Would love nothing more than for Guy to land on his feet. I think a change of scenery will be good for him and the Lightning.
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:47:15 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153772Oh yeah, they need to blow that whole house up in Denver. No question.
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:35:39 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153767I agree with everything you said, the only way we can trade for luongo is if we send a equal contract the other way. I would like to see Lecavalier or Malone go that way, but with both guys on Injured Reserved. I doubt they can be traded. I know both players could help Vancouver in a playoff run if healthy. There is also risk on both sides, Lecavalier has maybe 4-5 years left, Malone has 2 more seasons.

Before we make a bold trade like that I would like to see Lindy Ruff as our new coach. I think getting Ryan Miller might be a better option with only 1 year left on his contract after this season. But I like luongo and if it mean we can get rid of a big contract, Why not?

If Yzerman has any brains then he’ll get on the phone “right now” and make a deal for Luongo! Coaches are generally overrated in terms of a team’s actual “on ice” performance and so the Bolts should just switch to “auto pilot” for now in terms of a bench boss. But can you imagine what a “happy” Luongo could do for this franchise? I guarantee you that he’d start playing like some “Berlin Wall” and that the Lightning would “immediately” find themselves back in the thick of it. So pick up the phone Yzerman and make that call now!

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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:41:50 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153741The changes in Colorado need to happen a lot higher up than the head coaching position- but Boucher would be a nice replacement for Sacco, assuming the Avs actually do something right and clean house.
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:35:11 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153736Now if the Avs would dump Sacco and hire Boucher, I might be somewhat giddy.
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:34:55 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1358642#comment-153735Gosh that trap against pgh in that playoff run was boring to watch.. He wasn’t a bad coach at all though.
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